| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 17 |
| Brake pipe excessively corroded | 15 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 11 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 8 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 7 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 5 |
| Registration plate issues | 4 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside |1.8| | 4 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 4 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 4 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 3 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 3 |
| Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 3 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 3 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 3 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 2 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 2 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 2 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 2 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 2 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 2 |
| Battery insecure |1.9.1| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint |2.4.G.2| | 2 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 2 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 2 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 2 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 2 |
| Offside Front Drivers seat insecure seat base (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inner face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear brake binding | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play joint has horizontal play and excessive lift |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush top mounting bushes worn |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush top mounting bushes worn |2.7.4| | 1 |
| Central Rear Brake linkage has restricted free movement hand brake compensator partial siezed |3.5.1k| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour wing repeater bulb discoloured. |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour bulb faded in colour. |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Rear brake excessively fluctuating | 1 |
| Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake hose excessively deteriorated | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached (5.3.2 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases middle box snapped (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested exhaust blowing (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working fog lamp/s not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c| | 1 |
| Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure |3.3.B.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve defective and function impaired |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users |1.8.A.1a| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated |2.6.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c| | 1 |
| Offside Front Air brake cylinder/actuator damaged and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake performance unable to be tested O/S/F BRAKE ACTUATOR EXCESSIVELY CORRODED AND EXPLODED (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear position lamp|s| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated |3.1.3c| | 1 |
| Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake cable damaged excess corrosion (1.1.15 (a)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake pipe leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 1 |
| Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases at mounting bracket |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases tail pipe |7.1.2| | 1 |
| Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a| | 1 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Upper Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage loose (7.1.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1| | 1 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Horn not working |1.6.2a| | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested both front brakes and nearside rear binding |3.7.A.1| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Offside Front Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 1 |
| Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned |1.3.2a| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized but ABS functioning (1.1.17 (c) (i)) | 1 |
| Rear Brake load sensing valve linkage obviously incorrectly adjusted (1.1.17 (b)) | 1 |
| Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases center box (6.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 1 |
| Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush |2.4.G.2| | 1 |
| Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill |2.4.A.3| | 1 |
| Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Emissions not tested (8.2.2.2 (e)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outline marker lamp does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (4.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inside face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn inside face (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak (8.2.2.1 (b)) | 1 |
| Fuel tank insecure tank straps excessively corroded and weakend (6.1.3 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Exhaust hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested |1.2.1 |g|| | 1 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Brake pedal spongy |3.3.B.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 1 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn panard bar bushworn /bolt loose marked in yellow (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Outline marker lamp not working |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Cab or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting rear spring mount (6.2.2 (d) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Anti-roll bar pin or bush excessively worn both rear D bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 1 |
| Nearside Outer Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 1 |
| Central Front Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system leaking on union (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Brake performance not tested brake pipe union leaking (1.2.1 (g)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Leaf spring fractured broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear Outer Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system pipe on calliper (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) | 1 |
| Service brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Front front brake juddering severely |3.7.A.2b| | 1 |
| Rear rear brake juddering severely |3.7.A.5b| | 1 |
| Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt joint (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 1 |
| Parking brake lever inoperative (1.1.6 (d)) | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Side repeater incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii|| | 1 |
| Offside Outline marker lamp not working 2 |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Outline marker lamp not working 1 |4.2.1 |a|| | 1 |
| Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Nearside Direction indicator not working lens damage (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour lens damage (4.4.3 (a)) | 1 |
| Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii)) | 1 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 1 |
| Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released (4.3.2 (a) (iii)) | 1 |
| Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 1 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel |1.1.2 |a|| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |
| Brake load sensing valve linkage seized |3.6.E.3| | 1 |